Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (12 November 1729 – 31 August 1811) was a French military officer, explorer and nobleman. A contemporary of the British...
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brother to Louis Antoine de Bougainville French ship Bougainville, various French ships named in honour of Louis Antoine de Bougainville Bougainville-class...
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periods. The name of the region originates from French admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville, who reached it in 1768. Bougainvillean separatism dates to...
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Français de Bali Louis Antoine de Bougainville (LFB, Indonesian: Sekolah Perancis Bali), also known as the École Internationale Française de Bali (EIFB)...
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the plant as an ornamental. The plant is named after explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811), after it was documented on one of his expeditions...
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with Colonel Chevalier de Levis now as his second-in-command and Capitaine Louis Antoine de Bougainville as his new aide-de-camp. Upon Montcalm's arrival...
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contemporaries, was a French naturalist, best known for accompanying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of circumnavigation in 1766–1769. The standard...
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explorer, and Le Bougainville is named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville, a French admiral and explorer. Built by VARD, Le Bougainville had her hull constructed...
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tests on Mururoa. Because of its shape, French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville named it "Île de la Harpe" (Harp Island). Hao is 920 km (570 mi) east...
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tools. The first European contact with Bougainville was in 1768, when the French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville arrived and named the main island after...
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accompanied Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of exploration. He died of illness in Timor in 1770. Véron was the astronomer on Bougainville's ship...
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was named after French admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville, who reached it in 1768. The German Empire placed Bougainville under a protectorate in 1886...
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philosophical dialogues written by Denis Diderot, inspired by Louis Antoine de Bougainville's Voyage autour du monde. It was written in 1772 for the journal...
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brother and adopted son of Ereti, the chief of the village where Louis Antoine de Bougainville anchored. He became the foremost intermediary between the Tahitians...
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took part in the 1763–64 expedition under Louis Antoine de Bougainville that established the Port Saint Louis settlement in the Falkland Islands, and published...
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reached the Samoan islands in the early 18th century. In 1768, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville named them the Navigator Islands. The United States Exploring...
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of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville. He became Rear-Admiral on 1 May 1838. As a young second-class midshipman of eighteen Hyacinthe de Bougainville participated...
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Malouines—the name given to the islands by French explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville in 1764. Bougainville, who founded the islands' first settlement, named...
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Dubigeon shipyard at Nantes and completed by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint Nazaire. Bougainville was launched on 28 January 1986 and commissioned on...
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Dominique, comte de Cassini, astronomer; Jean-Charles de Borda, Navy officer; Jean-Nicolas Buache, geographer; Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Navy officer;...
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A few acres of snow (redirect from Quelques arpents de neige)
secretary Nicolas René Berryer's October refusal to provide Louis Antoine de Bougainville with much-needed reinforcements to defend Quebec City. According...
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named after the first Frenchman to cross the Pacific Ocean, Louis Antoine de Bougainville. The bougainvillea's peak bloom is in the months of June and...
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1765. She is most famous for being the exploration ship of Louis Antoine de Bougainville between 1766 and 1769. She also served in the American and French...
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relations.: 45–84, 104, 135 On 2 April 1768, the expedition of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, aboard Boudeuse and Etoile on the first French circumnavigation...
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Thirteen ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Louis Antoine de Bougainville: A privateer (1797–1800) captured by HMS Amazon on 14 February...
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Puerto Soledad (redirect from Port St. Louis)
founder of Port St. Louis, Louis Antoine de Bougainville, 618,108 French livres. Bougainville himself sailed to Port Saint Louis on board the Boudeuse...
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the same HMS Dolphin which Byron had earlier sailed in) and Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1766). Thomas Falkner, a Jesuit who resided near forty years...
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member of Vanuatu's francophone minority, Simeon went to Lycée Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, but did not seek higher education. In the 2016 general election...
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Kempelen begins development of his speaking machine. March 16 – Louis Antoine de Bougainville returns to Saint-Malo following a three-year circumnavigation...
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Phalacrocorax. The scientific name commemorates the French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville. The bird's droppings were such an important source of fertilizer...
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